AVoCADo GamesCast

Featuring:
Merve
The Kappa

Editor:
The Kappa

Timestamps:
0:15 – Introduction
1:55 – What We’ve Been Playing
22:20 – May PlayStation Showcase
54:05 – Xbox Games Showcase and Starfield Direct
1:28:15 – The PC Gaming Show
1:38:05 – Ubisoft Forward
2:07:20 – Guerrilla Collective
2:08:40 – Devolver Digital
2:10:25 – Tribeca Games Spotlight
2:17:30 – Future Games Show
2:24:25 – OTK Games Expo
2:28:25 – RGG Summit
2:37:20 – Xbox Showcase Extended and Tactics Games
2:42:45 – General Summer Game Fest Discussion, Part 1
3:02:15 – Trends in Geek Media
3:07:15 – General Summer Game Fest Discussion, Part 2
3:28:00 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep92

Podcast header image from Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer. Mild spoilers for Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. Major spoilers for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Linkdump and timestamps for spoiler warnings after the jump.

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MINOR SPOILERS: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

MAJOR SPOILERS: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

AVoCADo GamesCast is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://avocadogamescast.wordpress.com/

Featuring:
Merve
Lovely Bones
The Kappa

Editor:
The Kappa

Timestamps:
0:15 – Introduction
4:10 – Graphics Cards and PC Problems
13:15 – PC Port System Requirements
18:15 – Broken PC Ports
39:15 – Summer Game Fest
1:09:10 – The UK CMA’s Ruling on the Microsoft/Activision Deal
1:25:00 – Recent Developments in GTA V Roleplaying
1:39:45 – Atomic Heart
2:00:30 – Misericorde: Volume One
2:07:00 – The Lord of the Rings Online
2:16:55 – Lost Judgment
2:29:30 – Taking Hiatuses from Specific Games
2:37:15 – Upcoming AAA Games
2:42:45 – Conclusion
2:45:35 – Hockey Outtakes

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep91

Podcast header image from Lost Judgment. Mild spoilers for The Lord of the Rings Online and Lost Judgment. Linkdump and timestamps for spoilers after the jump.

MINOR SPOILERS: The Lord of the Rings Online

MINOR SPOILERS: Lost Judgment

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AVoCADo GamesCast is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://avocadogamescast.wordpress.com/

Featuring:
Merve
Andy Tuttle
LittleMac
The Kappa

Editor:
The Kappa

Timestamps:
0:15 – Introduction
3:45 – Double Fine PsychOdyssey
9:35 – What We’ve Been Playing
1:00:45 – Recent Game Releases
2:22:55 – Franchise Fantasies
3:09:45 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep90

Podcast header image from Hi-Fi Rush. Spoiler warning for Dragon Age II and Dragon Age: Inquisition. Content warning for jokes about mental health. Linkdump and timestamps for warnings after the jump.

MAJOR SPOILERS: Dragon Age II and Dragon Age: Inquisition

CONTENT WARNING: Jokes about mental health

AVoCADo GamesCast is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://avocadogamescast.wordpress.com/

Featuring:
Merve
The Kappa

Editor:
The Kappa

Timestamps:
0:15 – Introduction
2:00 – Games at the Library and Blacksad: Under the Skin
15:10 – The Kappa’s Holiday Gaming
22:55 – Sports Story and Switch Games
35:35 – A Space for the Unbound
37:55 – Arcane and The Last of Us
46:20 – Evaluating our 2022 Predictions
1:28:05 – Our 2023 Predictions
2:12:40 – Games We’re Looking Forward to
2:39:50 – The Delay Probability Prediction Game
3:25:55 – Game Releases, Marketing Cycles, and Sales
3:49:15 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep89

Podcast header image from A Space for the Unbound, using font Pixeled by OmegaPC777. Linkdump after the jump.

Predictions list:

*The Kappa predicted “negative percent,” because the game would get rebooted. Merve doesn’t think the game’s development will get rebooted and would also like to remind The Kappa that probabilities must lie between 0 and 1 inclusive.

**This is a prediction that at least one episode will come out this year.

AVoCADo GamesCast is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://avocadogamescast.wordpress.com/

Featuring:
Merve
The Kappa
Tereglith
Science is Bad
Doctuar
3rdstringhero

Editor:
The Kappa

Timestamps:
0:15 – Introduction
4:55 – The Game Awards
31:15 – Industry Consolidation and Acquisitions
48:50 – Unionization
51:50 – E3’s Cancellation
58:20 – EA and FIFA Cut Ties
1:14:20 – Google Announces Stadia Shutdown
1:25:50 – Tereglith’s Top 2
1:27:20 – Science is Bad’s Top 3
1:35:20 – Doctuar’s Top 3
1:38:50 – 3rdstringhero’s Top 3
1:43:15 – The Kappa’s #5: Grounded
1:52:15 – Merve’s #5: Kirby and the Forgotten Land
1:56:10 – The Kappa’s #4: TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge
2:01:20 – Merve’s #4: Xenoblade Chronicles 3
2:12:55 – The Kappa’s #3: PowerWash Simulator
2:19:55 – Merve’s #3: NORCO
2:25:15 – The Kappa’s #3: Pentiment
2:38:50 – Merve’s #2: Neon White
2:46:15 – The Kappa’s #1: Total War: Warhammer III
2:59:20 – Merve’s #1: Pentiment
3:17:30 – Worst Games and Disappointments of 2022, Part 1
3:48:50 – The Future of Dragon Age
3:54:40 – Worst Games and Disappointments of 2022, Part 2
4:04:40 – Gaming Surprises
4:19:25 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep88

Podcast header image from Pentiment. Highlight text throughout this linkdump to reveal spoilers. Content warning for discussions of domestic abuse. Spoiler warnings for Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and the Dragon Age series. Disclaimers and timestamps for warnings after the jump.

DISCLAIMER: Allegations of domestic abuse and sexual misconduct against High On Life creator Justin Roiland had not yet surfaced at the time of recording. We apologize for any apparent insensitivity.

MINOR SPOILERS: Xenoblade Chronicles 3.

CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of domestic abuse

MAJOR SPOILERS: Dragon Age: Inquisition

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AVoCADo GamesCast is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://avocadogamescast.wordpress.com/

Featuring:
Merve
Wolfman Jew
PT
The Kappa

Editor:
The Kappa

Timestamps:
0:15 – Introduction
3:20 – Project Sonic Watch 2022, Part 1
10:10 – Pokémon Leaks
17:10 – Blizzard Pulls Out of China
28:45 – Gearbox Takes Over Volition
35:25 – What’s Going on with Twitter?
51:55 – What We’ve Been Playing, Part 1
1:12:55 – Project Sonic Watch 2022, Part 2
1:15:55 – What We’ve Been Playing, Part 2
1:42:40 – 2022 Game Awards Nominations, Part 1
2:45:35 – MMOs and Their Soundtracks
2:57:20 – 2022 Game Awards Nominations, Part 2
2:59:40 – Conclusion, a.k.a. Project Sonic Watch 2022, Part 3

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep87

Podcast header image from QooApp. Linkdump and spoiler warnings after the jump.

MINOR SPOILERS: Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

AVoCADo GamesCast is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://avocadogamescast.wordpress.com/

Featuring:
Merve
Colonel Mustard

Editor:
The Kappa

Timestamps:
0:15 – Introduction
2:40 – What We’ve Been Playing
23:45 – EVGA and Nvidia
26:40 – Grand Theft Auto VI Leak
31:35 – Twitch Partially Bans Gambling
38:05 – What Is a Mystery Game?
44:30 – The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story
54:55 – AI: The Somnium Files – nirvanA Initiative
1:02:45 – Favourite Aspects of Mystery Games
1:08:40 – Immortality
1:19:55 – Hypnospace Outlaw
1:23:00 – Consortium and Other Games on Transportation
1:32:20 – The Danganronpa Series
1:38:00 – Root Film
1:42:45 – FMV Mystery Games
1:50:45 – Life is Strange and Other Mystery Games
1:59:30 – Mysteries in Non-Mystery Games
2:06:20 – Judgment and the Yakuza Series
2:11:55 – Assassin’s Creed
2:13:40 – L.A. Noire and Yakuza 0
2:20:45 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep86

Podcast header image from AI: The Somnium Files – nirvanA Initative. Linkdump and spoiler warnings after the jump.

MINOR SPOILERS: The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story.

MINOR SPOILERS: Immortality.

MAJOR SPOILERS: Life is Strange 2; Tell Me Why.

MAJOR SPOILERS: L.A. Noire. MINOR SPOILERS: Yakuza 0.

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AVoCADo GamesCast is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://avocadogamescast.wordpress.com/

Featuring:
Merve
Wafflicious
Wolfman Jew
The Kappa

Editor:
The Kappa

Timestamps:
0:15 – Introduction
5:00 – What We’ve Been Playing: PowerWash Simulator
13:15 – What We’ve Been Playing: Hades
21:00 – What We’ve Been Playing: Xenoblade Chronicles 3
43:30 – What We’ve Been Playing: Silt
55:05 – Guides and Walkthroughs
1:03:45 – Why We Use Guides and Walkthroughs
1:12:30 – Sources of Guides and Walkthroughs
1:18:00 – Asking for Help
1:24:25 – Printed Strategy Guides and Instruction Manuals
1:43:30 – Help vs. Cheating
2:05:55 – Hidden Content
2:09:15 – The Downsides of Walkthrough Culture
2:16:05 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep85

Podcast header image from Silt. Linkdump and spoiler warnings after the jump.

MILD SPOILERS: Kirby and the Forgotten Land.

MILD SPOILERS: Final Fantasy VII. MAJOR SPOILERS: Dragon Age: Inquisition.

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MINOR SPOILERS: Baba Is You and Broken Age.

AVoCADo GamesCast is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://avocadogamescast.wordpress.com/

Featuring:
Merve
Lovely Bones
Ninjaneer
The Kappa

Editor:
The Kappa

Timestamps:
0:15 – Introduction
2:00 – What We’ve Been Playing, Part 1
6:30 – Project Sonic Watch 2022
12:40 – What We’ve Been Playing, Part 2
27:05 – Summer Gaming Streams: Overview
54:45 – Summer Gaming Streams: Highlights
1:06:30 – Summer Gaming Streams: Lowlights
1:15:15 – Summer Gaming Streams: Midlights
1:23:55 – Summer Gaming Streams: What Was Missing?
1:28:55 – Summer Gaming Streams: Additional Discussion
1:34:40 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep84

Podcast header image from Neon White. Linkdump after the jump.

• Correction and confirmation: The spicy ranch Doritos flavour is called “Flamin’ Hot Cool Ranch,” not “Spicy Cool Ranch,” and it is indeed available in Canada.

• Steam store page for Neon White.
• Steam store page for My Friend Pedro.
• Steam store page for Donut County.
• Wikipedia articles on Mirror’s Edge and Titanfall 2.

• Explanation of the “They hired that man” meme. (Source: Glassguy3 on r/SonicTheHedgehog on Reddit)
• World premiere gameplay for Sonic Frontiers. (Source: IGN on YouTube)
• Combat gameplay for Sonic Frontiers. (Source: IGN on YouTube)

• Steam store page for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge.
• Wikipedia article on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time.
• Wikipedia article on River City Girls.
• Steam store page for Jurassic World Evolution 2: Dominion Biosyn Expansion.
• Wikipedia article on therizinosaurus.
• Wikipedia articles on Dinosaucers and Dino-Riders.

• Official website for Summer Game Fest.
• KEIGH-3 artwork. (Source: Discord)
• Capcom showcase 2022. (Source: GameSpot on YouTube)
• Dragon’s Dogma 10th anniversary presentation. (Source: GameSpot on YouTube)
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Direct. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
• Sony’s June State of Play. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
• Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022. (Source: Xbox on YouTube)
• Final Fantasy XVI Dominance trailer. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
• Stray gameplay trailer. (Source: GameSpot on YouTube)
• Eternights reveal trailer. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
• Article on Redfall’s and Starfield’s delays. (Source: The Verge)
• Article on Microsoft’s labour neutrality agreement with the Communication Workers of America. (Source: Polygon)

• Trailers for Agent 64: Spies Never Die, American Arcadia, and Highwater. (Sources: PC Gamer, GamesRadar, and thegameawards on YouTube)
• Announcement trailer for The Cub. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
• Announcement trailer for The Plucky Squire. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
• Announcement trailer for SCHiM. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
• Official announce trailer for Pentiment. (Source: Xbox on YouTube)
• Wikipedia article on the Bayeux Tapestry.
• Extended showcase footage for High On Life. (Source: GameSpot on YouTube)
• The four Dead Space-alikes shown off at Summer Game Fest kickoff were The Callisto Protocol, Routine, Fort Solis, and Aliens: Dark Descent. (Source: Inverse)
• Trailers for Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley, Lost in Play, The Last Case of Benedict Fox, and Street Fighter 6. (Sources: GameTrailers, Wholesome Games, Xbox, and Street Fighter on YouTube)

• Cinematic reveal trailer for Stormgate. (Source: Gamespot on YouTube)
• Release date reveal trailer for Overwatch 2. (Source: PlayOverwatch on YouTube)
• Trailer for Super People. (Source: GameSpot on YouTube)
• Gotham Knights Nightwing trailer. (Source: GameSpot on YouTube)
• Wikipedia article on Gigli.
• Wikipedia article on Gotham City Impostors.
• Trailer for As Dusk Falls. (Source: GameSpot Trailers on YouTube)
• Wikipedia article on Phil Harrison.

• Reveal trailer for Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty. (Source: Xbox on YouTube)
• Official gameplay reveal for Starfield. (Source: Bethesda Softworks on YouTube)
• Official trailer for Forza Motorsport. (Source: Forza on YouTube)
• Trailer for Gunfire Reborn. (Source: GameSpot Trailers on YouTube)
• Report on the unreleased sequel to 1-2 Switch. (Source: Fanbyte)
• The Calling trailer for Soul Hackers 2. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)

• Official announce trailer for Avowed, from July 23rd, 2020. (Source: Xbox on YouTube)
• Official announce trailer for Perfect Dark, from December 10th, 2020. (Source: Xbox on YouTube)
• Announce trailer for Everwild, from November 14th, 2019. (Source: Xbox on YouTube)
• Wikipedia article on the Killer Instinct franchise.
• Bayonetta 3 didn’t have a new trailer a week after we recorded this episode, but it did have a new trailer before this episode came out. (Source: Nintendo UK on Youtube)

• Gameplay trailer for Exoprimal. (Source: IGN on YouTube)
• Official reveal trailer for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. (Source: IGN on YouTube)
• Trailer for Metal Hellsinger. (Source: GameSpot Trailers on YouTube)

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AVoCADo GamesCast is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://avocadogamescast.wordpress.com/

Featuring:
Merve
The Kappa

Editor:
The Kappa

Timestamps:
0:15 – Introduction
3:20 – PS Plus Revamp
34:40 – What We’ve Been Playing
1:18:15 – Square Enix Sells North American Holdings to Embracer Group
1:35:00 – The Diversity Space Tool
1:58:05 – Gotham Knights Trailer
2:10:30 – E3 and Summer Game Fest
2:36:00 – Canadian Stuff
2:42:20 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep83

Podcast header image from The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story, taken from the Square Enix blog. Linkdump after the jump.

• The contact page for the AVoCADo GamesCast.

• Games list and prices for the new PlayStation Plus. (Source: Polygon)
• Report on pressure felt by Nintendo due to slowing Switch sales. (Source: Nintendo Life)
• Doom running on a pregnancy test. (Source: @Foone on Twitter)

• Nintendo store page for The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story.
• The FMV game loosely based on the Jack the Ripper murders is simply titled Ripper. (Source: Wikipedia)
• Wikipedia article on The Council.
• Wikipedia article on Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong.
• Steam store page for Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada.
• Confirmation: Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity came out in 2020. (Source: Wikipedia)
• Steam store page for Battlefield 2042.
• Wikipedia article on Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege.
• Wikipedia article on Halo Infinite.
• Epic store page for Just Cause 4.
• Wikipedia article on Avalanche Studios’ Mad Max video game.

• Official press release about the deal from Embracer Group.
• Sales information for Tomb Raider, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and Sleeping Dogs. (Source: Wikipedia)
• Official press release from Square Enix about Crystal Dynamics’s and Eidos Interactive’s financials.
• Clarification: That 12 million sales figure for the Deus Ex franchise is just for Human Revolution and Mankind Divided. (Source: Wikipedia)
• Article on the recent crypto market crash. (Source: Kotaku)

• The blog post about King’s diversity space tool that sparked the controversy; a lot of it has been edited out. Original version archived here. (Sources: Activision Blizzard blog and Internet Archive)
• Moira page from the Overwatch Wiki. (Source: Fandom)
• Joel Miller page from The Last of Us Wiki. (Source: Fandom)

• Gameplay demo footage for Gotham Knights. (Source: Warner Bros. Games on YouTube)
• ResetEra discussion thread on the trailer.
• PC Gamer article on the trailer.
• The Uncharted 4 E3 demo fail. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)

• Report on E3 2022’s cancellation. (Source: IGN)
• In-depth article on some of the factors that might have led to the cancellation. (Source: CNET)
• Correction: Gamasutra rebranded as Game Developer last year. (Source: Game Developer)
• Official website for Summer Game Fest.
• Official websites for PAX, Gamescom, and Tokyo Game Show.
• Specially marked copies of Crackdown came bundled with the multiplayer beta for Halo 3. (Source: Wikipedia)

• Official websites for Tim Hortons, The Keg, and Harvey’s.
• Correction: Merve omitted one of the key ingredients of Moose Milk: coffee. (Source: Wikipedia)
• Correction: Moose milk (not the cocktail, the dairy product) is also commercially farmed in Sweden. (Source: Wikipedia)

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AVoCADo GamesCast is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://avocadogamescast.wordpress.com/